One of my favourite moments from 2026 was meeting Linda kakak. After the miraculous way my siblings and I managed to reconnect with Linda Kakak (big sister) in 2019, for years I’ve prayed for an opportunity to meet this long-lost family member we hadn’t seen for over 20 years. Initially, the COVID pandemic and the …
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CSNTM Text & Manuscript Conference: “The Editio Critica Maior, Exegesis, and Translation”
Eight years ago, I read Dan Wallace’s Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics for the first time as a second-year seminary student. Much has changed since then, but in the Lord’s kindness, this past weekend I had the opportunity to present a paper virtually at the Text & Manuscript Conference, hosted by Dan Wallace and the …
A momentary prayer for the occasion of severe heart failure
A prayer for the occasion of severe heart failure.* Based on Psalm 73, Col. 1:17, 2 Cor. 12:2, and other Scriptures. To the theme: “Present tense, future perfect”. (*Series Note: I’ve always found prayer hard. What has consistently helped me not to give up is to listen in and pray along with other brothers and …
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Two kids spots from preaching Jonah
Over the summer, our church congregation (PCBC English) have been “on tour” – trialling a few different service times and formats to see what combination would serve our church’s mission in the future. Amidst the changes, it’s been nice to go back to a favourite book during the preaching time across all our congregations. I’ve …
Why you may not want to get Hugh Houghton’s Textual Commentary (yet)
In the next two weeks, some of the best and brightest New Testament scholars will be descending upon Boston, Massachusetts for the ETS and SBL Annual Meetings. For a certain group of Bible nerds, the highlight of the event will undoubtedly be the Monday 24 November all-day feast of sessions relating to New Testament textual …
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